Update: The freeze warning for the Eastern Plains is predicted to expire at 8 a.m.

Published May 7, 2026

The warning was active for the Eastern Plains.

“Temperatures have warmed above freezing, therefore the Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire,” according to the National Weather Service.

The full list of affected locations includes:

• Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County

• Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range below 7,500 ft

• Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range below 7,400 ft

• Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County below 6,300 feet

• Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin below 7,500 ft

• Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County below 7,500 ft

• La Junta Vicinity/Otero County

• Eastern Las Animas County

• Western Kiowa County

• Eastern Kiowa County

• Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County

• Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County

• Springfield Vicinity/Baca County

• Crowley County

What to do if there is a freeze watch or warning

Freeze warnings are issued from May to October (but can be extended if necessary), when low temperatures are expected to be 29-32 degrees. If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.

According to the NWS, if a freeze warning or watch is issued for your area, there is little you can do to protect plants. If you can move your sensitive plants inside, do so because the freeze will likely kill them, depending on the severity of conditions.

Source: The National Weather Service